Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Visible timber frame elements can be combined with conventional stud frame construction, offering a simpler way to get the timber ...

MEDINA, Ohio — This is not your grandmother’s house, but it’s built the way your great-grandfather might have done it. A home that Medina builder Hal Meyer is putting up in Medina County’s Montville ...

When Bruce and Susan Bundy decided to build their dream home, they wanted something different -- a house that made a statement. At first, they said, they thought long and hard about a log cabin.

Heading up Frank and Brenda Baker's driveway in Blissfield, Mich., the first thing you notice about their bungalow-styled house is the timber truss supporting the front porch. With its weathered wood ...

Post and beam and timber frame are both beautiful methods of building but most people think of them as one and the same. Although they are similar, there are subtle differences between them. Both are ...

Timber-frame construction puts gravity and lateral loads into fewer, larger members. It relies on exposed beams and open spans as defining architectural features. That differs from conventional wood ...

Upon approaching the esteemed age of 80, many people begin to ponder the idea of downsizing, of moving into a lock-and-go condo or perhaps a retirement home. Patricia and Peter Clark had a different ...